Two of the most enduring enigmas of our times have been the imperial Japanese Army of the World War II era and Subhas Chandra Bose. The two came together to play an important part in the lives of the inhabitants of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is only now, more than half a century after independence, that the Andaman Islands have been able to shake off the stigma of having been the location of a penal colony, the dreaded "Kalapani" of yore. Today ...
